Swedish prosecutors to reopen rape case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange | World News, The Indian Express

Swedish prosecutors to reopen rape case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange | World News, The Indian Express

By Express Web Desk |New Delhi |Updated: May 13, 2019 3:39:04 pm

Swedish prosecutors to reopen rape case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

Sweden's decision to relaunch the case means Britain could decide whether to extradite him to the Scandinavian country or the United States. 

FILE – In this May 1, 2019 file photo, buildings are reflected in the window as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is taken from court, where he appeared on charges of jumping British bail seven years ago, in London. (AP Photo)

A month after he was ousted from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, Swedish prosecutors are reopening a preliminary investigation into a nine-year-old rape allegation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, news agency AP reported.